вЂњNot enough to make you die, but only make you cry - like you did to me.вЂќ вЂњI hope she gives you a disease, so that you will see,вЂќ Braxton sings. Just when youвЂ™re thinking, вЂњWow, this is a really mature album! Adults can actually behave like adults sometimes,вЂќ Braxton responds with the opening lines of вЂњI Wish.вЂќ This song, which sounds like a tongue-in-cheek version of BraxtonвЂ™s signature ballad, вЂњUnbreak My Heart,вЂќ is about not wishing oneвЂ™s ex well.

On вЂњI Hope That YouвЂ™re Okay,вЂќ Babyface expresses concern for an ex, offering the oh-so-grown-up sentiment that although itвЂ™s вЂњtime to call it a day,вЂќ he wishes her nothing but the best. The artists also trade off lead vocals duties, in a cool sort of вЂњhe said/she saidвЂќ format. вЂњIвЂ™d Rather Be BrokeвЂќ explores the idea that sometimes itвЂ™s better for oneвЂ™s sanity to walk away from a comfortable lifestyle than to stay mired in craziness.Д«ecause Edmonds and Braxton are longtime friends and colleagues (Edmonds even talked Braxton out of retiring recently, as viewers of the reality show вЂњBraxton Family ValuesвЂќ likely know), they have an easy chemistry that not only results in some luscious music but keeps the project from being a downer. On вЂњSweat,вЂќ a couple in trouble comes to the mature decision to take out their aggression in the bedroom instead of yelling, screaming and insulting each otherвЂ™s mothers. Taken as a whole, вЂњLove, Marriage & DivorceвЂќ covers every stage of a breakup with humor, wisdom, wit, occasional pettiness and self-awareness.ДЄlbum art for Kenneth вЂњBabyfaceвЂќ Edmonds and Toni BraxtonвЂ™s вЂњLove, Marriage & Divorce.вЂќ (Courtesy of Motown Records/Handout)ДЄt a time when popular R&B seems dominated by breakup songs that only express a few emotions - despair, delight at having dodged a bullet or anger fiery enough to prompt one to commit personal property damage - вЂњLove, Marriage & DivorceвЂќ offers a more nuanced look at calling it quits. The singles trickling out (вЂњHurt You,вЂќ вЂњRoller CoasterвЂќ) are perfectly lovely songs, but donвЂ™t represent the tone of the album. The album is more about the divorce and broken relationships than it is about falling in love and getting married the material about splitting up is not only more plentiful, but more interesting. Braxton married Mint Condition keyboardist Keri Lewis in 2001 they divorced in 2013.) Braxton and Edmonds not only offer up an enjoyable listen, they let us know that itвЂ™s okay to think a breakup is no big deal, or to wish your ex good luck - but also gonorrhea. (Babyface married film producer Tracey Edmonds in 1992 they divorced in 2005. Fans have experienced the ups and downs of their personal lives during the years thanks to tabloids, reality television and their songs, but вЂњLove, Marriage & DivorceвЂќ is a fresh, honest look at the ways in which relationships fall apart. ItвЂ™s hard to imagine they have anything to say that hasnвЂ™t already been explored in their 50-plus combined years of experience.ДЄnd yet, they do. вЂњLove, Marriage & DivorceвЂќ is a new album of duets from the frequent collaborators, who helped define the genre in the вЂ™90s.

That includes singer Toni Braxton and producer Kenneth вЂњBabyfaceвЂќ Edmonds. Many R&B singers have recorded music about their divorces, and every R&B musician has mined his or her love life for material.

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